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APA Citation & Format (7th ed.)

Reference List Examples

Printed Book: 

Author last name, initials. (Publication Year). Title of book. Publisher.

Albo, G. & Panitch, L. (2010). In and out of crisis. PM Press.

eBook:

Author last name, initials. (Publication Year). Title of e-book. Publisher. URL

Albo, G. & Panitch, L. (2010). In and out of crisis. PM Press. https://ebook?docID=487

 

Author last, initials. (Publication Date). Article title. Magazine Title, Vol, Page(s).

Rice, L. J. (2007, August). The greener, the better. Ebony, 62, 14-15.

Author last name, initials. (Publication Date). Article title. Magazine/ Paper Title, Volume, Pages. DOI or stable URL

Rice, L.J. (2007, August). The greener, the better. Ebony, 62, 14-15. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A166693459/AONE?u=20&xid=af45e4

 

*If the database entry gives an unique “digital object identifier” number (DOI), use https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy at the end of the citation and do not include the database name; otherwise, use the stable url from the database. For example, https://xxcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9602051725&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Author last name, initials. (Publication Date). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume(Issue). Article URL

Tumulty, K. (2006, April). Should they stay or should they go? Time, 167(15). http://content.time.com/time/magazine.article/0,9171,1179361,00.html.

DVD:

Director last, initials, Producer last, initials. (Publication Date). Title of DVD [Format]. Production company.

Guggenheim, D. (Director), & Bender, L (Producer). (2006). An inconvenient truth [DVD]. Paramount Home Entertainment.

YouTube Video:

Writer/Presenter/Host last, initials. (Date of Posting). Title of video [Format]. Website Host. URL

Hepper, P. (Host). (2009, August 7). Fetal alcohol damage [Video]. Youtube. https://youtu.be/vywUOQFo0JI

TV or Radio Program:

Narrator/ Host last, initials. (Production Date). Title of episode [Format]. Name of Producer, Title of Series. Production Company. URL

Gross, T. (Host). (2011, July 14). Why prosecutors don’t go after Wall Street [Radio broadcast episode]. In D. Miller (Producer), Fresh Air. NPR. http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air

Author(s). (Publication Date). Software title (Version) [Computer Software]. Publisher. URL

Borenstien, M., Hedges, L., Higgins, J. & Rothstein, H. (2014). Comprehensive meta-analysis (Version 3.3.070) [Computer software]. Biostat. http://www.meta-analysis.com/

Author/Owner. (Publication date). Title of website. URL

US Environmental Protection Agency. (2011). Ground water and drinking water. http://water.epa.gov/drink

Government Organization. (Publication Date). Title of publication. URL

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. (2003). Managing Asthma (NIH Publications No. 02-2650). http://www.nhbli.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_sch/pdf

Author's last, initials. (Publication Date). Title of publication. Name of Website. URL.

Kessy, S.S.A, & Urio, F.M. (2006). The contribution of microfinance institutions to poverty reduction in Tanzania (Research Report No. 06.3). Research on Poverty Alleviation website. http://www.repoa.or.tz/documents_storage/Publications/Reports/06.3_Dessy_and_Urio.pdf

Image:

Author last name, initials. (Date). Title of Image [Format]. URL

Baumel, A. (2010). Cholera treatment center in Haiti [Online image].  https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Artwork:

Author/Artist last name, initials.  (Date). Title of  Image [Format]. DOI OR STABLE URL

Britannica.  (2003). Heart [Painting] https://www.britannica.com/science/heart

Blog:

Author last, initials. (Date). Title of blog post. Blog Name. URL.

Veatch, N. (2018, October 26). Out of the classroom and into the office. Literacy Now. https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-daily/2018/10/26/out-of-the-classroom-and-into-the-office

Podcast:

Host last, initials. (Role). (Date). Title of podcast episode [Format]. Title of Podcast. Publisher. URL

Norton, A & Norman, R. (Host) (2018, April 3). A ride on the desert bus [Audio podcast episode]. In Personal Best. CBC Radio. https://www.cbc.ca/listen

Twitter:

Author [@username]. (Date of Posting). Text of post [Twitter]. Twitter Account's URL

Purdue Online Writing Lab[@PurdueWLab]. (2012, March 5). Spring break is around the corner, and all of our locations will be open next week [Twitter]. http://twitter.com/PurdueWLab/status/176728308736737282

Streaming Video from a Website:

Writer/Presenter/Host last, initials. (Date of Posting). Title of video [Format]. Website Host. URL

Hepper, P. (Host). (2009, August 7). Fetal alcohol damage [Video]. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vywUOQFo0JI

Author. (Date). Title of data set [Data set]. Publisher. URL

Pew Research Center. (2018). American trends panel Wave 26 [Data set]. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-26/

Complete Work:

Author(s). (Date). Title of manual (edition). Publisher. DOI

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

Individual Chapters:

Author(s). (Date). Title of Chapter. Title of Manual (edition). DOI

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Cautionary statement for forensic use of DSM-5. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.744053